What is infant mortality rate by sex in Bhutan?

Infant mortality rate by sex in Bhutan was 1.21 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest infant mortality rate by sex recorded in Bhutan?

The highest recorded value was 18.18 deaths per 100 live births in 1968.

What is the lowest infant mortality rate by sex recorded in Bhutan?

The lowest recorded value was 1.21 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Bhutan rank for infant mortality rate by sex?

Bhutan ranks 94th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is infant mortality rate by sex rising or falling in Bhutan?

Over the last ten years it is down 44.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Bhutan data come from?

The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Infant mortality rate by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Infant mortality rate by sex in Bhutan

Name: Infant mortality rate by sex in Bhutan
Creator: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Bhutan: Infant mortality rate by sex was 1.21 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

1.21 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 4.6%

World rank

94th

of 199 countries

All-time high

18.18 deaths per 100 live births

in 1968

All-time low

1.21 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1968–2024

Infant mortality rate by sex in Bhutan, 1968–2024

Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

Bhutan recorded 1.21 deaths per 100 live births for infant mortality rate by sex in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 57 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.6% on the previous year and down 44.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, infant mortality rate by sex in Bhutan peaked at 18.18 deaths per 100 live births in 1968 and was at its lowest, 1.21 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

Bhutan ranks 94th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	18 deaths per 100 live births	17.81 deaths per 100 live births	18.18 deaths per 100 live births	2
1970s	15.74 deaths per 100 live births	13.86 deaths per 100 live births	17.44 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	11.32 deaths per 100 live births	9.34 deaths per 100 live births	13.39 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	7.35 deaths per 100 live births	5.78 deaths per 100 live births	8.94 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	4.15 deaths per 100 live births	3.01 deaths per 100 live births	5.45 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	2.14 deaths per 100 live births	1.59 deaths per 100 live births	2.82 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	1.34 deaths per 100 live births	1.21 deaths per 100 live births	1.49 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Bhutan

91 Bolivia 1.28 deaths per 100 live births compare
92 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1.25 deaths per 100 live births compare
93 Mauritius 1.23 deaths per 100 live births compare
95 North Korea 1.19 deaths per 100 live births compare
96 Seychelles 1.19 deaths per 100 live births compare
97 Azerbaijan 1.16 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

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Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,531 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
Number of infants who die before age 1 9 deaths (2100)
Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 7,591 (2025)
Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 6,883 (2025)
Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 7,584 (2025)
Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 7,004 (2025)
Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 7,614 (2025)
Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 7,097 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is infant mortality rate by sex in Bhutan?: Infant mortality rate by sex in Bhutan was 1.21 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest infant mortality rate by sex recorded in Bhutan?: The highest recorded value was 18.18 deaths per 100 live births in 1968.
What is the lowest infant mortality rate by sex recorded in Bhutan?: The lowest recorded value was 1.21 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Bhutan rank for infant mortality rate by sex?: Bhutan ranks 94th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is infant mortality rate by sex rising or falling in Bhutan?: Over the last ten years it is down 44.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Bhutan data come from?: The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Infant mortality rate by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Infant mortality rate by sex
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 12,987 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of female children aged under one year, per 100 live births .